Suttee Synonyms & Definitions

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• SutteeDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on the funeral pile of her husband; -- so called because this act of self-immolation is regarded as envincing excellence of wifely character.
2. (n.) The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.

• SutteeismDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The practice of self-immolation of widows in Hindostan.